The Hearing Mechanism

Things to ponder before the class review:

1. Where does hearing happen?

2. What happens to sound as it goes through the hearing mechanism?

3. What are the functions of the ear? How do we make sense of the sounds we hear?

4. What happens if there is an error in transduction?

5. How does hearing loss affect the auditory functions?

Reference for this topic: Welling, D. & Ukstins, C. (2017) Sound and Hearing. Fundamentals of Audiology for Speech Language Pathologists (2nd ed., pp 9-26). USA: Jones and Bartlett, LLC.